On December 11, 2002, the
University of California, San Francisco, Fresno (UCSF Fresno) Latino Center
for Medical Education and Research will host a lecture titled Latino
Health in California—Challenges and Opportunities by David Hayes-Bautista, PhD,
founder and director of
the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the University of
California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. His major research areas
include Latino demographics, health policy, culture, identity and behavior,
and culturally effective health care delivery.

During the lecture,
Hayes-Bautista will discuss the Latino health paradox in California.
Specifically, he will talk about the availability of health care for the
Latino population in California and the unique way medicine is delivered to
them. In addition, Hayes-Bautista will address the shortage of Latinos
entering the health care professions in California.

Event Details

Wednesday, December 11, 2002

3:30 p.m.

Arte Americas

La Casa de la Cultura

1630 Van Ness Avenue

Fresno, California

The lecture is open to the
public. For more information about the lecture, please call 559.241.7670,
or email latinotemp@fresno.ucsf.edu.